Monday, 29 May 2023

31 Listings in Neoclassical Buildings

Agiou Konstantinou 22, Omonoia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10437
The National Theater of Greece was built during 1895 and 1901 by the German architect, Ernst Ziller, who designed it imitating the National Theater of Vienna and the National Library in Athens (for the composition of the façade). ...more
Adrianou 96, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10556
This is the oldest surviving house of Athens, which belonged to the aristocratic family of the Athenian archon Angelos Venizelou. The house was build during in the 16th century. Now it's a museum and can be visited. ...more
Leof. Vasilissis Sofias & Irodotou, Kolonaki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10674
The Stathatos Mansion is located on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue at the intersection with Herodotus Street. Built in 1895 as the residence of Otto and Athinas Stathatos, it is the work of the German architect and painter Ernst Ziller and one of the most ...more
Koumbari 1, Kolonaki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10674
The Harokopos Mansion is one of the most stunning neoclassical-style buildings in the city center, across from the National Garden and the Hellenic Parliament. It was converted into a museum order to house the collections of Benaki Family. ...more
Patision 42, Exarcheia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10682
Established in 1836 as the “Royal School of Arts” and functioned as a public school for technical training. It quickly became known as the Polytechnic University (or Polytecnio). In 1887, it was promoted to a Higher Education Institute (A.E.I.) ...more
Leof. Vas Sofias 5 & Zalokosta, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
Syngrou Mansion (Foreign Ministry) is located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is a neoclassical building that was originally the residence of the prominent Mr. Andreas Sygros and is located opposite the Old Palace of Otto - now the Greek Parliament. ...more
Karagiorgi Servias 1, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10563
Pallis Mansion was refurbished to replace the 2-story 1845 residence of the prestigious Pallis family, the new manor in Syntagma Square, on the corner of Karageorgi Servias Street, was built in 1910–1911 based on designs by the esteemed Metaxas ...more
Stadiou 13, Platia Karitsi, Athens, Attica, Greece 10561
The mansion of the Old Parliament, in the square dominated by the statue of the 1821 Independence War, General Theodoros Kolokotronis. It's an architectural jewel in the center of Athens and one of the most historic buildings of the city. ...more
Lofos Nymphon , Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece 11810
The National Observatory of Athens (NOA), located atop the historic Hill of the Nymphs in the area of Thissio, is the first research center in the country and was inaugurated in 1846 by Baron Georgios Sinas, a Greek consul in Vienna and national ...more
Leof. Kifisias 241, Kifissia, Attica, Greece 14561
Over a century has passed after the creation of one of the most impressive and most discussed buildings in Athens. "Villa Kazouli", as the house is called, is located at the entrance of the high-society area of Kifissia and covers an area of ...more
Panepistimiou 12, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
The neoclassical building of Iliou Melathron was designed and built in 1878 by Ernst Ziller, intended to be the home of german archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who was doing excavations in Troy (Ilium). Today it houses the Numismatic Museum of ...more
Voulgari Kountouriotou, Hydra Island, Attica, Greece 18040
This manor house is one of the most impressive buildings on Hydra Island. It was built at the end of the 18th century, in the time of the maritime prosperity of the island. Lazaros Koundouriotis was one of the most important personalities of Hydra. ...more

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